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**RichardInSandy** @richardinsandy@c.im · 5d

Henry, our cowardly feral rescue, watches as we eat dinner. He did get a piece of baked potato, which he happily scarfed down. #catsOfMastodon #feralCats #rescueCats #cats

A long haired orange tabby called Henry watches as we eat dinner. He has white fur around his pink nose. His eyes are green. He is very, very, shy. The dog bowl next to him is empty. This disappoints Henry. He is very handsome.

**RichardInSandy** @richardinsandy@c.im · Jun 3

Jun 3

RichardInSandy @richardinsandy@c.im

You are being watched by Tiny Sir the long haired orange and white cat, and a void known as T-Lo. T-Lo lives in the shadows. #cats #catsOfMastodon #feralCats #feralRescues

A long haired orange and white cat is sprawled out on the top of the "house" on a cat tree. Below him is a barely visible void called T-Lo. She is a long haired black cat with green eyes. She likes the shadows.

**RichardInSandy** @richardinsandy@c.im · May 31

May 31

RichardInSandy @richardinsandy@c.im

Tiny Sir hanging out on top of the bookcase. His perch looks rather precarious to me, but he seems fine. Cat life on the edge ! #caturday #cats #catsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #rescueCats #feralCats

Tiny Sir, a long haired orange and white cat, looks down from his perch. He is curled up in a small wicker basket on top of a bookcase, which looks rather precarious.

**Frank (he/him)** @ADignorantium@pixelfed.social · May 29

May 29

Frank (he/him) @ADignorantium@pixelfed.social

I put Marty's food by the door and backed away. Otherwise, he wouldn't come in out of the rain. Every time I moved, he stopped eating and eyed the doorway.
This is all trust building at this point.

#cats #FeralCats #StrayCats #animals #pets #rain #felines

#felines

**RichardInSandy** @richardinsandy@c.im · May 27

May 27

RichardInSandy @richardinsandy@c.im

I am being watched, in black and white, by Tiny Sir the feral rescue. #adoptdontshop #cats #catsofmastodon #feralcats #feralrescue

An orange and white cat watches through half open eyes, as I watch from the sofa below. He is on the top of his cat tree. Through the window the local mountains can be seen. Tiny Sir ignores the view.

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**Lojie** @Lojie@mastodon.de · May 26

May 26

Lojie @Lojie@mastodon.de

@christymarx
It has been repeated a lot that cats don't "talk" to each other by vocalizing.
I think it stems partly from not having insight into the dynamics of feral cat groups, so we usually dont get to witness their vocalisations.

However, Tinykittens.com, the feral cat rescue group from B.C., Canada, who manages several large feral cat colonies, including with webcams set up, -- they report that in these tight-knit feral cat groups the cats do "talk" to each other by all kinds of Mrrs, Meows, Grunts, Chortles etc.

But almost no one knows about it.

That's what i like about Tinykittens HQ so much: in the 10 years they exist, they have been expanding the knowledge about feral cats so much, sharing it with the world (thru their 24/7 webcams in their rescue headquarter, an informative website) and have been sharing it with professionals like veterinarian hospitals and universities as well.

More on their website: https://www.tinykittens.com/cases

screenshot of a subwebsite of Tinykittens.com. Next to 4 photos of feral cats there are the texts:
Caring more compassionately for feral cats - Case Studies.
How to handle feral cats.
Life after adoption.
What we've learned - Our assumptions about feral cats were wrong. Here's what we have learned so far.

#FeralCats #Tinykittens #FeralRescue

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**Led By Fools** @MHowell@kolektiva.social · May 25 *

May 25 *

Led By Fools @MHowell@kolektiva.social

@sus sounds like you need a cat predator, like coyotes.

https://www.bonfire.com/feralcatcontrol/

BonfireThe Only Effective Feral Cat Control | BonfireTNR DOESN'T WORK. Trap-Neuter-Return is well-intentioned, but causes disastrous results and plenty of animal suffering, especially for the birds, lizards, native small...

#coyote #coyotes #Feralcats

**TribeofMa** @TribeofMa@ohai.social · May 20 *

May 20 *

TribeofMa @TribeofMa@ohai.social

He was a Special Guy RIP, Mr Stripey He died Friday night in his sleep on my bed. #straycats #feralcats #adoptdontshop #cats http://tribeofma.carrd.co #fedicats #CatsOfMastodon

**Frank (he/him)** @ADignorantium@mastodon.social · May 19

May 19

Frank (he/him) @ADignorantium@mastodon.social

Catnip break with Martin Vincenzo Maozkilla the 3rd
...and the cutest little sneeze.

#MartinVincenzoMauzkillaThe3rd
#cats #cat #FeralCats #StrayCats #kitteh #catnip #sneezes #KittySneezes #KittySneeze #CatSneeze #CatSneezes

**RichardInSandy** @richardinsandy@c.im · May 18

May 18

RichardInSandy @richardinsandy@c.im

I almost forgot that it’s the day for posting cat pictures. Actually that’s every day, isn’t it ? Anyway, here’s Henry the feral rescue, nervously watching in case I get too close. #caturday #feralCats #feralRescue #adoptDontShop #catsofmastodon

An orange cat called Henry watches nervously as I take his picture. Henry is very shy. He has an orange mane, and a cream patch around his nose. His nose is dusty pink, his eyes are green. His fur on his back and sides is quite short as he doesn’t grasp the whole concept of grooming, so we have to shave him every few months. Henry is very handsome.

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**Lojie** @Lojie@mastodon.de · May 16 *

May 16 *

Lojie @Lojie@mastodon.de

@thadd
Yes, I understand. It's a difficult situation for you as well.

Just throwing this out there: trying to find a place as a "barn cat" for the momcat?

e.g. "Alley Cats And Angels" seems to have a Barn Cat Program
https://alleycatsandangels.org/our-philosophy/

https://alleycatsandangels.org/barn-garden-cat-program/

Not being local I of course have no further info. It is just an idea. :)

screensshot of a subsite of Alley Cats and Angels (NC) website, with a poster for download titled "Cats in need of Barn homes" and "This is a sample flyer to helping to find barn homes for feral cats.
it shows the photo of a tabby cat sitting on a piece of wooden shelf in some outdoor barn setting, looking at the camera.

#BarnCats #FeralCats #FeralCatsMatter

**Jon Sullivan** @joncounts@mastodon.nz · May 14 *

May 14 *

Jon Sullivan @joncounts@mastodon.nz

“For every hectare, one 18-gram sausage was dropped.”

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561005/sausage-used-as-secret-weapon-in-war-against-feral-cats

RNZ · May 14Sausage used as secret weapon in war against feral catsBy RNZ News

#nz #PredatorControl #FeralCats

**RichardInSandy** @richardinsandy@c.im · May 7

May 7

RichardInSandy @richardinsandy@c.im

Four of our cats sunbathing. Three ferals, two tripawds. #tripawd #feralcats #feralrescues #adoptdontshop #catsofmastodon

Fours cats sunbathe. At the bottom Pika is a long haired black and white cat. T-Lo, in the middle, is a long haired black feral rescue, missing a back leg as a result of an accident. Next to her is Bob Cat, a short haired orange and white cat. He is missing a front leg. He lost that while he was living the feral life. At the top is Tiny Sir, a long haired orange and white feral rescue. He has all four legs !

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**Lojie** @Lojie@mastodon.de · May 7

May 7

Lojie @Lojie@mastodon.de

@Pagani
"Did she just call us 'random'??" ppffft
#FeralCats

**RichardInSandy** @richardinsandy@c.im · May 4

May 4

RichardInSandy @richardinsandy@c.im

You may not have known that you needed 36 seconds of Bob Cat purring, but trust me, you do. Volume up. #CatsOfMastodon #feralrescue #feralcats #adoptdontshop #tripawd #purr #cats

**RichardInSandy** @richardinsandy@c.im · May 3

May 3

RichardInSandy @richardinsandy@c.im

Bob Cat and T-Lo are very unimpressed that today’s main event involved a vet, a rabies shot, and a diptheria shot. They are back home, downstairs, hiding. They have had churu, so we may be forgiven. Some #caturday this was. #CatsOfMastodon #feralcats #feralrescue #adoptdontshop

Two cats. At the vets, and both very scared. Bob Cat is the orange and white cat. He is missing his front right leg, the result of an accident while he was a feral cat. T-Lo, our tiny void, was terrified which explains the wide eyes. She’s missing a back leg, the result of an accident. Her left ear is tipped, she was a trap, neutered, release cat. An accident after the TNR meant she was recaptured, and lives with us now.

**RichardInSandy** @richardinsandy@c.im · May 3

May 3

RichardInSandy @richardinsandy@c.im

T-Lo is our small feral void cat, and Henry hides behind her. Both have spent the day curled up on the sofa, and I disturbed them when I went downstairs. T-Lo was a TNR cat, but after her release she had an accident that resulted in having a back leg amputated. She has the softest fur. Henry is incredibly shy. #CaturdayEve #CatsOfMastodon #FeralRescue #FeralCats #AdoptDontShop